The cast of Paul Verhoeven’s iconic 1992 erotic thriller “had a very quiet dinner afterwards.”
We had a very quiet dinner afterwards.
Everybody was just sort of digesting it, but it was a lot of fun."
Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in ‘Basic Instinct’.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty
Later, Douglas recalled the process of casting his scene partner with the movie’s director,Paul Verhoeven.
She was just perfect for the role," Douglas said.
“Again, it was very funny.
But there’ll be nudity.
Yeah, nudity… Lots of nudity.'
I said, ‘Paul, you don’t have to say that.'”
This approach proved unsuccessful.
“So we kept getting turned down by actresses!”
“Then I was over here in Europe and he sent me the audition tape.
He played my part in the scene with Sharon, and she was spectacular.
She was really good and did a wonderful job.”
With additional reporting by Carita Rizzo.
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